Society of Jesus

Constructed in the 17th century, the Jesuit Palace (aka the Jesuit Monastery of Kalamitsia) is in the region of Kalamitsia on Naxos. In the 18th century, the monastery came under Catholic orders and since then it has been owned by the Naxos Catholic Foundation. It is listed as a historical monument.

Pope Francis departed from Rome to Thailand tonight. His 32nd trip abroad will then take him to Japan, according to France Press.

The first Jesuit pope will visit two countries where Christianity was introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the mid-16th century.

Pope Francis said on Jan. 15 he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit.”

Pope Francis on Dec. 25 called for peace in Jerusalem in his traditional Christmas address and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, after urging the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore migrants.

Pope Francis has outlawed the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican in a bid to lead by example on healthy living.

Pope Francis wrapped up his Colombia trip on Sept. 10 by honoring a fellow Jesuit who ministered to African slaves and urging Colombians today to follow his lead in working for a more peaceful future.

Pope Francis once underwent psychoanalysis with a Jewish analyst, according to a new book-length interview of the pontiff conducted by a French academic.

Francis said that he saw the psychoanalyst weekly for about six months when he was 42 years old.

It’s unclear why the pope specified the analyst’s religion. The full English-language text of the anecdote is not yet available.

Pope Francis visited a refugee centre and washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, as a gesture of welcome at a time when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment has risen, especially after the deadly attackes in Brussels and Paris.

Pope Francis will call June 18 on the world's leaders to pull together to fight global warming, publishing his hotly-anticipated thesis on the environment which slams profiteers and slaves to progress.

Pope Francis spoke before 7,000 children about war, peace, juvenile prisons and the rest he needs.

“Many men in power do not wish for peace, for they live from war profits. They gain much more from war than peace”, stated the Pope towards the onlooking children.

He also added that peace is a product of love, that takes effort and care.